Johnny Ludden: Parker to start against Mavericks

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Tony Parker will start the team’s season-opening game against Dallas tonight.

Parker had been questionable to play after spraining his right ankle in practice on Monday.

“He wants to play, so I’m going to let him play,” Popovich said after the team’s shootaround this morning. “If I don’t think he’s as well as he thinks he is, then I’ll just pull him. But he wants to go, so we’ll let him go.”